Media & Journalism

Conservative right-wing political talk show host Glenn Beck is hosting the Restoring Honor rally (renamed by Wonkette the "Lard-Baby Rally & Hate Festival") this Saturday. The rally takes place near the Lincoln Memorial -- one of the most important monuments built to honor an American president -- and is described on its web site as a "non-political event that pays tribute to America's service personnel and other upstanding citizens who embody our nation's founding principles of integrity, truth and honor."  Read more

The Washington Post reports that Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, an avowed opponent of women’s rights to decide for themselves if abortion is an acceptable option, “concluded that the state can impose stricter oversight over clinics that perform abortions.” He believes that they should be held to the same standards as outpatient surgical clinics,” to ensure a certain level of protection for patients." The two page article cites no st  Read more

Radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger melted down recently on the air and just couldn't say the n-word enough times to exercise her freedom of speech. Never mind that she has enjoyed freedom of speech enough to get paid to say that lesbian and gay people are a "biological error" and that all gay men are pedophiles.  Read more

Philip Markoff, 24, the so-called “Craigslist Killer,” was found dead in his Boston jail cell on Sunday. He had a plastic bag tied over his head and cuts on his arms. Markoff was awaiting trial for allegedly killing Julissa Brisman, a Boston masseuse he contacted over Craigslist. He was suspected of attacking another woman in Rhode Island, and committing armed robbery against another woman in Boston. As a result of the case, Craigslist modified how certain adult-oriented services could be advertised.  Read more

When I was approached by a publisher to put together a proposal for my book “The Mominatrix’s Guide to Sex,” they made one thing clear: They didn’t want it to be a collection of my online columns. And really, I understood where they were coming from; there’s no reason for someone to pay for something that they can get for free.  Read more